Roundabout.



J. W. HARTLEY & R. H. BISHOP.

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JOHN WILLIAM HARTLEY, 0F STONE, AND ROBERT HODGES BISHOP, OF LONDON,

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN W'mnnni' HARTLEY and ROBERT Honors BISHOP, subjects of the King of Great Britain, and residents of Drysdale House, Newcastle Road, Stone, Staffordshire, England, engineer, and 4: Highbury Mansions, Upper street, Islington, London, England, gentleman, re spectively, have invented a new and useful Improved Roundabout, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to an amusement apparatus arranged to carry passengers in a rotary path or paths in order to provide them with an exhilarating sensation akin to flying through the air.

The apparatus of this class to which our invention particularly relates comprises two structures each carrying cars for passengers on opposite sides thereof and so arranged that when they are rotated the rotary paths of the cars intersect one another twice in each revolution without the cars coming into collision.

A simple form of this apparatus consists of a pair of horizontal beams mounted on two uprights preferably midway of their length. At the ends of each beam are carried cars for passengers and means are provided for carrying the cars around and around with the beams. The uprights are placed sufiiciently near to each other to insure that the ends of the beams will overlap. The beams are so set however that they are capable of revolving without coming into contact with one another or bringing the cars which they carry into collision.

According to our invention a rocking movement is imparted to the beams so as to render the movement of the cars more exhilarating- This may be effected by providing circular tracks side by side around the centers of support against which rollers on the arms of the beams may be made to bear. These tracks will be made inclined or undulating so that the beams will be rocked to correspond with the inclinations or undulations. Preferably the beams will be composed of bars coupled together like a parallel ruler and the cars will be connected to the end links so as to retain their upright position notwithstanding the undulations. The arrangement of the apparatus is preferably such that when brought to rest the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 28, 1911.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 641,125.

cars will be all on a level so as to facilitate loading and unloading.

In the accompanying drawings we have shown one construction of apparatus embodying our invention.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the whole apparatus with cars at rest at the alighting platforms. Fig. 2 is an elevation with the cars in a different position and without the platforms. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section through the beams showing their connection with the driving shaft. Fig. 4 is a sectional plan of the same and Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a different position of the parts.

The apparatus comprises a pair of vertical shafts a and b placed at a suitable distance apart. The shaft a is taller than the shaft 1) and is supported within a structure 0. The other shaft I) being comparatively short is supported in any convenient manner and steadied by a bracket (1. Both these shafts are mounted in bearings and are driven in any convenient manner, say by a motor 0 carried on the structure 0 (see Fig. 2) gearing f being provided as indicated in the drawings for insuring the rotation of the shafts in unison.

g and 7a are the arms or beams mounted at the ends of the shafts a and 7) and adapted to revolve therewith. Each beam is composed of two parallel portions separately journaled to a frame 01 which is itself journaled to the end of the drivlng shaft (see Figs. 3, 4 and 5). It may here be stated that both the beams g and h which are of a length to overlap (see Fig. 2) are identical in their construction and in their connection to their driving shafts a and b, a description in one case therefore is applicable in the other. It will be noted however, that owing to the beams being mounted at different levels to allow their overlapping ends to pass without colliding, the cars 7v supported by the beam y are carried by links pendent from the beam 9 to both parts of which they are pivoted and the cars l supported by the beam 72. are mounted on bars m which project upward so that all the cars are brought more or less to the same level.

The cars are rigidly secured to the links 9 or bars m so that they are prevented from swinging about as the arms revolve the links and bars being themselves retained vertical by the fact of their being pivoted to both parts of the beams as above described.

a are inclined circular tracks arranged beneath the-beams g and h and concentric with the shafts a and 6. These tracks support the weight of the beams and of the cars through wheels 0 carried on springs, not

shown, by the beams and impart to the beams a rocking motion on the trunnions p of the frame a. The cars carried at the ends of the beams are therefore alternately raised and lowered as they are carried around by the beams as they revolve and rock.

To permit or impart an endwise rocking pitching movement to the cars individually as they follow their rotary inclined paths the frames 2' are caused to rock sidewise on the trunnions g which connect them to the driving shafts. This rocking is caused by wheels 7' carried on springs, not shown, by the beams running on rails s which are best seen in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. Y

t 25 are the platforms giving access to the cars (see Fig. 1). The surface of the rails s is so designed that the cars are brought up horizontally when along side the platform for loading or unloading.

It is obvious that the construction and design of the apparatus may be varied considerably without departing from the spirit of the invention. If desired the apparatus may be built up on wagons to facilitate transit from place to place.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 2- 1. An amusement apparatus comprising driving shafts, revolving arms pivotally connected with the driving shafts, cars car ried by the arms in intersecting paths and circular tracks cooperating with the arms to impart a rocking motion to the arms, substantially as described.

2. An amusement apparatus comprising driving shafts, revolving arms pivotally connected with the driving shafts to swing laterally relative to the shafts, cars carried by the arms and circular undulating guide rails bearing against'the arms for causing individual rocking movements of the cars, substantially as described.

An amusement apparatus comprising a driving shaft, a frame pivoted thereto, a beam pivoted to the frame, cars carried by the beam, means for rocking the beam up and down and means for tipping the cars while carried by the'beam.

a. An amusement apparatus comprising upright driving shafts, revolving arms pivotallyoonnected with the shafts, cars suspended from the arms in position to travel in intersecting rotary paths and undulating tracks arranged to impart to the arms motion on their pivotal connections during their revolving mot-ions.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN VILLIAM HARTLEY. ROBERT HODGES BISHOP. lVitnesses ALFRED BISHOP, ARTHUR D. DlN'SDALE.

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